ESTHER 9:29-32: Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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Luke 14:27 – Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.
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MARK 3:1-6: Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good…
COLOSSIANS 3:1-3: If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God The most profound truth that is also the…
To maintain a fervent first love for the Lord Jesus, we must diligently not look at ourselves and our efforts to love Him but look constantly toward Him and the many displays of His first love to us.
Sometimes we may easily miss an important truth in a section of scripture because we don’t take time to go beyond the obvious to the not so obvious. One of those precious truths not to be missed is found in today’s scripture with just three words.
The Christian life is one of constant conflict between desire to please the Lord by obedience and falling short in practice of pleasing the Lord. Aren’t we glad the Lord loves us anyway?